Paint-package.



H. l. THAYER. PAINT PACKAGE. APPucATlQN mio 050.27. |915.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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Y had to the accompanying drawings, form- 'U r TED STATES PATENT oEEioE.,

HENRY J'. TI-IAYER, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS,v ASSIGNOR T0 THAYER & CHANDLER, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PAINT-PACKAGE.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. THAYEi, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Paint-Packages, of which the following is a full, clear, conoise, and exact description, reference-being ing a part of this specification.

My invention relates to those paint packages which are inclusive of a base or palette, a mass of paint thereon and adhering to one of the broad faces thereof, a cover extending over the mass of paint and a box whose body receives the palette with the paint thereon and the cover for the paint.

The palette is preferably made of vitrified material such as glass to guard against adhesion thereto, penetration therethrough, or absorption thereby. The paint cover should be kept out of contact with the paint not only to prevent the adhesion of paint thereto but also to prevent any chemical reaction between the material of the cover and the paint whereby the employment of metal for the paint cover is permitted.

I so proportion the body portion of the container or box with respect to the palette, the mass of paint upon the palette, and the cover for the mass of paint, that the paint cover may freely shift or float about within the body of the box and with reference to the palette without coming in contact with the paint, an arrangement that permits the ready removal of the cover from the palette without requiring the removal of the palette from the box body.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention the palette itself is also free to shift about within the body of the box and with reference to the paint cover, the size of the mass of paint upon the palette and the location of the bulging portion of the paint cover being such as to maintain the paint and cover out of contact. By thus proportioning the palette .as well as the paint cover not only may the paint cover be readily removed from the body of the box but the palette may also be readily removed. The arrangement described ,is also of much service in the assembly of the component parts of the paint package.

I will explain my invention more fully'by reference to the .accompanying drawing Specification of Letters Patent.v Patented July 1S, 1916. Application filed December 27, 1915. Serial N o. 68,797. v i

showing the preferred embodiment thereof and in which-' Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the body of the box, a portion of a palette, and a paint cover shown in a tilted position to illustrate the ease with which it may b e removedgFigQ is a view in cross sec: tion of the structure shown in Fig. 1, there being added the cover for the box body; Fig.'3 is a plan view of the structure as it appears in Fig. 2 with the exception that the box cover is removed.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughout the different figures.

The box or container includes a body portion a having a cover b. The plate of glass c, constituting the palette, is desirably free to float about in the box body when the box cover is removed. The mass of paint l is somewhat in the form of a circular disk that is similarly located upon the palette that is preferably square. The paint cover e has its border portion flat to bring it into intimate contact with the paint bearing broad surface of the palette to exclude air from the paint and prevent evaporation or deterioration. The paint cover is upwardly bulged at f to aord a hood or cap for the paint. The box cover desirably has attached thereto a downwardly projecting square flange g for engaging the flat portion of the paint cover to prevent the paint ycover from materially rising from the palette when the box cover is in position upon the box body. When the cover of the box is removed the paint cover is free to float or shift about within the box body, there be- A ing ample clearance between .adjacent sides of the paint cover and the contiguous sides of the box body to permit of this action. The paint palette is desirably similarly proportioned so that it, too, may readily shift about within the box body when the box cover is removed.

By the construction specified the paint cover may readily be removed by the linger or some dislodging tool, as the blade h of a penknife illustrated in Fig. 1. The glass palette may also be removed by similar means when proportioned as specified. By the arrangement illustrated the assembly of the palette and paint cover within the box body is much facilitated. Owing to the freedom with which the paint cover may lus shift about Within the box body and owing to the freedom with which the paint palette is also able to shift about Within the box body, I so proportion the mass of paint with respect to the palette, the paint cover and the box body that the mass of paint will not contact with the paint cover no matter What relative positions thel palette and paint cover may assume Within the box body.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following A paint package comprising a palette plate; a boX Within Whose body portion said palette plate is received; a mass of paint centrally disposed upon said plate; and a paint cover having a flat palette engaging border portion and a bulging paint cover portion surrounded by said'border portion, the paint cover being free to shift within the box body and with respect to the palette, the mass of paint being suiiciently small to prevent its contact With the paint cover in all relative positions of the paint cover and palette.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 22nd day of Dec. A. D., 1915.

HENRY J. THAYER. Witnesses:

ETHEL M. Cos'rnLLo, HELGA C. LUND.

Copies of this patent may 'be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner-of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

